Pebble definition
Pebble is defined as to cover with or give the appearance of tiny smooth rocks.
An example of pebble is to stamp the surface of a fabric or leather for texture.
verb
An irregularly rough, grainy surface, as on leather or paper.
noun
Clear colorless quartz; rock crystal.
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A lens made of such quartz.
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To pave with pebbles.
verb
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To impart an irregularly rough, grainy surface to (leather or paper).
verb
To pelt with pebbles.
verb
Clear, transparent quartz or a lens made from it.
noun
A surface grain of pebbly appearance, artificially produced on leather (pebble leather), paper, etc.
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A small stone worn smooth and round, as by the action of water.
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(geol.) Such a stone, smaller than a cobblestone, with a maximum diameter of 64 mm (c. 2.5 in)
noun
To cover with pebbles or objects that look like pebbles.
verb
To stamp (leather, etc.) so as to produce a pebbly appearance.
verb
A rock fragment larger than a granule and smaller than a cobble. Pebbles have a diameter between 4 and 64 mm (0.16 and 2.56 inches) and are often rounded.
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Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
Brazilian pebble.
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The definition of a pebble is a small, smooth stone.
An example of a pebble is a tiny rock that can skip across a lake.
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A small stone, especially one worn smooth by erosion.
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(geology) A rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimeters (0.16 and 2.51 inches) in diameter, especially one that has been naturally rounded.
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Origin of pebble
- Middle English pobble, pibel, pebul from Old English papol- (as in papolstān pebblestone)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition